BPT vs. SDR, ICP, SDRC, FCIT, HL, MNG, PCT, ATST, UKW, and 3IN
Should you be buying Bridgepoint Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bridgepoint Group include Schroders (SDR), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), Schroders (SDRC), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), M&G (MNG), Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), Alliance Trust (ATST), Greencoat UK Wind (UKW), and 3i Infrastructure (3IN). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Bridgepoint Group (LON:BPT) and Schroders (LON:SDR) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk and valuation.
Schroders received 464 more outperform votes than Bridgepoint Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.00% of users gave Bridgepoint Group an outperform vote while only 60.25% of users gave Schroders an outperform vote.
Schroders has higher revenue and earnings than Bridgepoint Group. Schroders is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bridgepoint Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Bridgepoint Group has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schroders has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Bridgepoint Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 249.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.58%. Schroders has a consensus price target of GBX 432, suggesting a potential upside of 10.26%. Given Bridgepoint Group's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Bridgepoint Group is more favorable than Schroders.
Bridgepoint Group has a net margin of 21.98% compared to Schroders' net margin of 13.48%. Bridgepoint Group's return on equity of 9.47% beat Schroders' return on equity.
Bridgepoint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Schroders pays an annual dividend of GBX 22 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Bridgepoint Group pays out 10,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Schroders pays out 9,166.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Schroders is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Bridgepoint Group had 4 more articles in the media than Schroders. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Bridgepoint Group and 0 mentions for Schroders. Schroders' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Bridgepoint Group's score of -0.18 indicating that Schroders is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
21.5% of Bridgepoint Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.5% of Schroders shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.2% of Bridgepoint Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.1% of Schroders shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Bridgepoint Group and Schroders tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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